Suspected Terrorists have kidnapped Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu, the parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kogi State. The incident occurred on Saturday night in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of the state. “My Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu kidnapped at Obangede, Our Lady of Perpetual Help …
Read More »Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Tamale has died
Most Reverend Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya, Emeritus Archbishop of Tamale, has died, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The current Archbishop of Tamale, Most Reverend Philip Naameh, who confirmed his death to the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana in a letter dated May 31, 2022, indicated that he died at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The …
Read More »Catholic Bishop of Wa Diocese appointed as Cardinal
The Catholic Bishop of the Wa Diocese, Most Rev. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been appointed a cardinal for the Catholic Church. Rev. Baawobr was appointed alongside 21 other cardinals who will assume their roles at the Vatican in August 2022. The list was announced by Pope Francis. Bishop Baawobr currently …
Read More »Thief who dresses like Catholic priest lynched
A 24-year-old suspected thief has been beaten to death at Fijai in the Sekondi Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The deceased,who has been identified as Nana Kojo Dua and popularly known as Power, was found lying in a pool of blood in the early hours of Wednesday, April 6. …
Read More »Catholic Church losses 3% of membership to other churches – President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Most Reverend Philip Naameh, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, has bemoaned the drop in membership of the Catholic faith by 3 percent as recorded by the 2020 Population and Housing Census. According to him, the members have moved into the Pentecostal and …
Read More »Abortion rights: US Catholic bishops face clash with Biden
US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) clashed online over whether to draw up a teaching document on politicians who …
Read More »Sacristy of Prestea Catholic Church guttered by fire
The sacristy of the St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Prestea has been guttered by fire destroying lots of chasubles (cleric garments) and documents of the church. The sacristy is a room for keeping chasubles and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The fire incident which happened on …
Read More »Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions: Vatican
The Vatican said on Monday that priests and other Catholic Church ministers cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are “not licit” if carried out. The Vatican’s doctrinal office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), issued the ruling in response to questions and moves in some …
Read More »Kade notorious robbers attack Catholic Priest, others in another robbery
Notorious gang of highway robbers terrorising motorists in Akyem Kade and its environs in Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern region struck again Thursday night. The robbers mounted roadblocks on Asuom to Kade road and shot at two vehicles including driven by a Priest of Catholic Church. Information gathered indicate that …
Read More »Bawumia is the Catholic Choice for NPP – Franklin Cudjoe settles 2024 debate
President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa Franklin Cudjoe has said that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the Catholic Choice for the New Patriotic Party in 2024. The conversation around who takes over from Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has begun even before the President starts his second term as President. This was after a video …
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